When Moby Dick came out, it sold less than 3,000 copies. And of course, it is now considered one of the great books of all of literature.
He once said, "Better to sleep with a sober cannibal than a drunken Christian."
01 August 2008
29 July 2008
{Iced Coffee}
{This picture's from LauraTitian, who adds the whole new world of iced coffee cubes for iced coffee to the mix. Oh, love.} I love it. I've always loved it. I've always been thirsty for it. I used to take huge mason jars of it to class. I've tasted the cold-brew. I love the cold-brew. I'm making the cold-brew tonight.
This Recipe's from NYT
:: Recipe: Cold-Brewed ICED COFFEE
:: Time: 5 minutes, plus 12 hours' resting
:: 1/3 cup ground coffee (medium-coarse grind is best) Milk (optional).
:: 1. In a jar, stir together coffee and 1 1/2 cups water. Cover and let rest at room temperature overnight or 12 hours.
:: 2. Strain twice through a coffee filter, a fine-mesh sieve or a sieve lined with cheesecloth. In a tall glass filled with ice, mix equal parts coffee concentrate and water, or to taste. If desired, add milk. Yum.
This Recipe's from NYT
:: Recipe: Cold-Brewed ICED COFFEE
:: Time: 5 minutes, plus 12 hours' resting
:: 1/3 cup ground coffee (medium-coarse grind is best) Milk (optional).
:: 1. In a jar, stir together coffee and 1 1/2 cups water. Cover and let rest at room temperature overnight or 12 hours.
:: 2. Strain twice through a coffee filter, a fine-mesh sieve or a sieve lined with cheesecloth. In a tall glass filled with ice, mix equal parts coffee concentrate and water, or to taste. If desired, add milk. Yum.
{Charcoal Eyes, Monroe Hips}
"I miss your broken china voice/I wish you were still here with me."
If you, too, missed Tom Waits on his Glitter & Doom tour, visit NPR for the next best thing--an audio recording of his complete concert at the fabulous Fox Theater in Atlanta. I saw him once, on possibly the best day of my live music life, when I'd spent the day in the sun with Guided By Voices, followed by a magical transcendence from Tom Waits in an old-world theater that evening during Austin's SXSW festival. Below is the set list from his Atlanta appearance on July. His ballads have always been my favorites. My favorite album of his is Rain Dogs. I wish he were my uncle.
Set List
"Lucinda / Ain't Going Down to the Well"
"Down in the Hole"
"Falling Down"
"Chocolate Jesus"
"All the World Is Green"
"Cemetery Polka"
"Cause of It All"
"Till the Money Runs Out"
"Such a Scream"
"November"
"Hold On"
"Black Market Baby"
"9th and Hennepin"
"Lie to Me"
"Lucky Day"
"On the Nickel"
"Lost in the Harbor"
"Innocent When You Dream"
"Hoist That Rag"
"Make It Rain"
"Dirt in the Ground"
"Get Behind the Mule"
"Hang Down Your Head"
"Jesus Gonna Be Here"
"Singapore"
ENCORE
"Eyeball Kid"
"Anywhere I Lay My Head"
If you, too, missed Tom Waits on his Glitter & Doom tour, visit NPR for the next best thing--an audio recording of his complete concert at the fabulous Fox Theater in Atlanta. I saw him once, on possibly the best day of my live music life, when I'd spent the day in the sun with Guided By Voices, followed by a magical transcendence from Tom Waits in an old-world theater that evening during Austin's SXSW festival. Below is the set list from his Atlanta appearance on July. His ballads have always been my favorites. My favorite album of his is Rain Dogs. I wish he were my uncle.
Set List
"Lucinda / Ain't Going Down to the Well"
"Down in the Hole"
"Falling Down"
"Chocolate Jesus"
"All the World Is Green"
"Cemetery Polka"
"Cause of It All"
"Till the Money Runs Out"
"Such a Scream"
"November"
"Hold On"
"Black Market Baby"
"9th and Hennepin"
"Lie to Me"
"Lucky Day"
"On the Nickel"
"Lost in the Harbor"
"Innocent When You Dream"
"Hoist That Rag"
"Make It Rain"
"Dirt in the Ground"
"Get Behind the Mule"
"Hang Down Your Head"
"Jesus Gonna Be Here"
"Singapore"
ENCORE
"Eyeball Kid"
"Anywhere I Lay My Head"
28 July 2008
Beatrix Potter
Miss Moppet ties up her head in a duster, and sits before the fire.
Happy Birthday to Beatrix Potter. The Story of Miss Moppet is definitely my favorite. She once said, "Believe there is a great power silently working all things for good, behave yourself and never mind the rest."
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